Window-shade bracket.



, E. GIBBONS.

WINDOW SHADE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1913.

1,083,082, Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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of this character which may be easily and EDWARD GIBBONS, OF FALL RIVER,MASS ACHUSETTS WINDOW-SHADE BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 22, 1913.

- "Patented Dec. 30, i913.

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Serial N 0. 762,840.

T allwlwmit may ll are provided with openings for the recep- 13c itknown that I, Enwann 'GIHHOXR, a I tig n of trunnions formed upon thearms 9 citizen of the United States, residing at Fall provided upon theupper bifurcated portion River, in the county of Bristol and State of t01' a catch 10.. This Massachusetts, have invented new and usefulImprovements in 'indow-Shade Brackets, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to improve- I casing to be forced by thecatch 10 throu h ments 111 window fixtures for supporting the opening 4and 'into engagement with e shade rollers and curtain poles, the objectI facqof the casing, the peculiar shapeof the of the invention being toprovide a device teeth 11 causing the same to enter the casing at anangle to the said casing and also causing the entering point 7 of theffing be drawn tightly'within the u er or longitudinal edge of saidcasing. e openinigfi is arranged directly between theflarms 9 of thecatch 10, so, i necessary, andas illustrated in Fig. 4 of the'drawingsan additional securing element in the orm of a' tack 12 may be insertedinto thesaid ,openprovided with an inturned areuate'sharpened tooth l1,and the said tooth is adapted when upoirthe frame of any ordinary windowand sustained thereon by elements directly connected with the fixture,the Said elements being so arranged as to obviate nailing the fixture aswell as permitting the easy removal of the fixture.

\Vith the above recited objects in view,

and others which willappear as the nature of the invention is more fullyunderstmd, the improvement resides in the construction, combination andarrangement 01 parts set forth in the following Specificat ion andfallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

quickly positioned tack. contacting with the arms 9 swinging of thecatch. ever, it has been found mation of the teeth 11 prevents thedirectoutward movement of the catch, and furthermore, the ears 8 exerting atension against the fixture in applied positron upon a window casing ashade roller and a curtain pole, Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe same,the dotted lines illustrating the various positions orangles which thepole supporting bracket may assume, Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view on the line 3, and illustrating a removable attachingelement which cooperates with the hinged latch for'retaining the fixtureupon the casin 7 t Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1designates an ordinary window casing and 2 my improved fixture orbracket which is adapted 'tobe arranged upon the casing. The bracketcomprises a flat body member 3 which is provided adjacent its lowerportion with a pair of spaced openings e and 5 respectively, and at itstop with inturned fingers 6 which have their extremities downturned andsharpened to provide knife points 7 which areadapted to enter the upperor horizontal member of the window casing. The body, diametrically opposite the opening 5, is formed with integral ears 8, the said bodybeing constructed of resilientmaterial. permitting the ears to exert atension toward each other. The ears 1 dental swinging movement of thesaid arms in either direction.

inner edge of formed upwardly curved arm 13, the same being disposed ata right angle to the body, and the upper portion of the body isproreception of the trunnion of said roller 15.

an extension 16 and the end of this extension is curved upon itself toprovide a socket 17 for the reception of one of the angular ends 18 of aguard The opposite angular end 20 of said rod is projected upwardly, orin an opposite direction to the angular end 18 of the said rod, and theend 20 is adapted to receive the sleeve 21 of a curved curtain polesupport 22. By so constructing the rod 19 and proriding the pole supportwith the sleeve 20 and the bracket 2 with the socket 17, it will benoted that the rod 19 may be swung to am desired .angle with relation tothe bracket and also that the support 22 may be rotated to any desiredangle with relation er 6 toing' to within the casing, the head of theand efiec: uvely preventing the accidental outward 7 From practice, howmthat the employment,

in the drawings: Figure 1 1s a perspective of a tack is not essential,as the roundedforev the outer sides of the arms prevent the acci-Arranged upon what may be termed the bracket 2 is an integrally,

vided with a suitable opening 14.- for the v pole supporting rod 19.. l

the bracket is positioned upon the window .95 The upper edge of the bodyis provided with that'the extending portion of the-catch may easilygrasped and the said bracket "T. swung" outwardly to bring its tooth outof 'ceive curtain poles of varying lengths.

thero'd 19,50 it will be noted that the support may be adjusted towardor away from; the-casing 1, andalso adjusted to riat is to befunderstoodthat there is suilicient frictional; engagement between the angular ends18 and 20 of the rod 19 and the bores of the sleeve and socket toprevent the accidental swinging movement of the rodwith relation to-thebracket and to the curtain pole'support, but if desired,'and asillustrated by the dotted lines in Fig. 'l of the drawings, boththesocket 17 and the sleei e 20 may be provided with threaded openingsfor the reception of threaded retaining elements'in, the nature of thumbscrews. It will be noted that the end of the catch 10 is disposed atsuitable distance below the bracket 2, when the said catch is swung tobring its tooth into engaging position, so

engagement with the casing without the employment of a tool. It will befurther noted that the tooth 11 is arranged centrally of,-ofi

directly between the fingers 6, so that the bracket is secured upon thecasing at three distinct points,- and whereby wabbling, longitudinal orlateral movement of the bracket, when secured upon the casing, is

entirely overcome.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawin s,

I i advantages thereofwill, it is thought, be

the simplicity of the device, as well as tie perfectly apparent to thoseskilled in the art to which such inventions appertain without furtherdetailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is; 1; Abracket for the purpose set forth comprising a body having its outerportion formed withofiset fingers which terminate in angular sharpenedpoints, a catch memberhing'edly connected with the body, said bracketmember havin ranged arcuately of ll 6 bracket and which is arrangedcentralof the entering points of the fingers of the bracket.

2.. A bracket support for window casings comprising a flat body havingits upper pora tooth which is arbracket and having itsjend disposedbelow the end of the bracket, and the said catch havin a centrallyarranged inwardly curved sharpened tooth that is adapted to enterthe'iacc of the casin after the of the fingers have been Forced withinthe upper edge of the casing.

3. A removable bracket for window casings comprising a. flat body havingone of its ends provided with angular fingers which terminate in angularsharpened points, the-said bracket adapted to have its body arrangedagainst the casing and to have its points enter the upper edge ofithecasing, said bracket being proiided upon its sides without-turnedfingers, a catch having trunnions received b'ythe fingers,said fingers adapted to exert a tension upon the catch, he saidcatchhaving on entering tooth which is adapted to engage with the faceof the casing, and the said catch when in catch engaging posit-ionprojecting below the end of the bracket. 1.

4. In a bracket of the class described for window casings, a flat body,said body havoints in'g one of its ends provided with angularly arrangedentering points which 'are adapted to be forced within the upper edge ofthe casing, the bracket having spaced openings, ears upon the bracketadapted to be arranged opposite the upper opening, a catch comprising aflat body having a bifurcated end to provide the same with arms, thesaid arms adapted to be pivotally connected with the ears, and the earsadapted to exert a.

